Foot Locker prelims hold little surprise

By Leonard COUTIN The prelims for the Western Region Foot Locker National Cross Country meet were held at Mount San Antonio College last weekend. The top 10 runners of the seeded boys and girl races move on to compete in San Diego for the Foot Locker National Finals on Dec. 11. Competitors came from the […]

Strong showing by Arcadia at cross country finals

By Leonard COUTIN The CIF State Cross Country finals were held at Woodward Park in Fresno last weekend. The best runners from both northern and southern sections took the course, ready to duke it out, and spectators came from all over California expecting to witness record-breaking times. The early morning weather, in the low 40s, […]

CV represented at Mt. SAC

By Leonard COUTIN CIF cross country finals were held last Saturday, Nov. 20 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. It was not a typical sunny SoCal morning that greeted finalists. Instead rain throughout the night unveiled a morning that was cloudy, cold and drizzling. Not only was the course soaked, muddy, and unsafe, but […]

CVHS places in CIF cross country prelims

By Leonard COUTIN It was an exciting day for Pacific League finalists who attended the CIF prelims held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut last weekend. Four local teams are now qualified for the Southern Section Cross Country Finals taking place Saturday, Nov. 20. CVHS senior star Claudia Pham did what she does best […]

CVHS girls varsity conquers cross country finals

By Leonard COUTIN On Thursday, Nov. 4 CVHS varsity girls pulled an upset in the Pacific League Cross Country finals held at Crescenta Valley Park. Coach Mark Evans knew it was going to be a close meet, but no one would guess it would come down to one point. “We prepared just as we do […]

Arcadia hosts meet, dominates match

By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League Cross Country meet on Wednesday, Oct. 13, was held at the Arcadia home course. This year Arcadia High School has taken the dominant rankings not only at the local league, but at the state level as well. Showing a consistent winning streak, the Arcadia boys varsity team won hands […]

Crescenta Valley girls place well at Staub/Barnes

Crescenta Valley High School senior Claudia Pham won the Girls 3 Mile Run Cross Country Varsity 1 event at the Staub/Barnes Cross Country Invitational that was held on Oct. 2 at Crescenta Valley Park. She completed the time in 18:55:00 followed by Vanessa Lopez of Highland High School, 19:00.00, then in third fellow Falcon Anneke […]

Waiting out the smoke

The three day reprieve from the beginning of school was a double edged sword for some students at Crescenta Valley High School. Having more morning time to sleep-in was a plus but for those in sports and band, missing practice may mean a little harder work down the line to catch up. “We ran the […]